EU-Ukraine Association Council, Brussel - Hoofdinhoud
datum | 28 januari 2020 |
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plaats | Brussel, België |
locatie | Brussels, Belgium |
aanwezigen | O. (Olivér) Várhelyi i e.a. |
organisatie | Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, Europese Raad i |
Council of the EU and European Council,
Enlargement, external relations and trade,
The Council will review the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and developments related to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
This will be the first Association Council chaired by Oleksiy Honcharuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine. The EU delegation will be led by Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi will also participate in the meeting.
Ministers will review the implementation of the Association Agreement, with a focus on to the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). They will focus on several areas of interest: political reforms, rule of law and security and economic cooperation.
The meeting will take stock of the current situation in Eastern Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk agreements, including humanitarian issues. The Council will also discuss the non-recognition of the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation.
The Eastern partnership and regional issues are also on the day's agenda.
In deze instelling van de Europese Unie (kortweg 'de Raad van Ministers' of nog korter 'de Raad' genoemd) zijn de regeringen van de 27 lidstaten i van de EU vertegenwoordigd. De Raad oefent samen met het Europees Parlement i de wetgevings- en begrotingstaak uit.
De Europese Raad bestaat uit de regeringsleiders of staatshoofden van de 27 lidstaten van de Europese Unie i, de vaste voorzitter en de voorzitter van de Europese Commissie. Alleen de regeringsleiders of staatshoofden hebben stemrecht tijdens de vergaderingen. De Europese Raad heeft geen wetgevingstaak, maar stelt wel de politieke richting van de EU vast.